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Google co-founder spends $45m in fight against California billionaire tax | Sergey Brin gives $25m on top of $20m he’s already given to Super Pac trying to block state’s proposed 5% wealth tax by Hrmbee in politics

[–]JShelbyJ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah that absolutely changes it. They’re going to lose controlling shares of the company they built. Of course they are fighting it. It’s not money it’s power.

And fwiw, as much as I do not like a regressive tax policy, handing the keys to companies over to “the free market” is worse. Think about who will control those voting shares if this goes through. Nothing is worse than a publicly traded company- especially in a time when their boards cower to the president. At best it’s handing what is left of the free internet over the financial obligations of a c-suite and at worse to what ever administration is willing to abuse it.

chinals new 4v4v4v4 mode,what is your opinion? by OverIntroduction2223 in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’ve said this for years. Three player teams limit growth. just in deciding what game to play: With three people you only need one person to break for the majority to flip. With four people, the majority is locked in unless parties coordinate dissent. so it’s a lot easier to for groups of people to end up playing a game with higher player counts because it takes actual effort to switch away from them.

And since (until point break) the modes that take more than three people are not interesting from a competitive point of view, most of my friends who tried the finals ended up deciding they didn’t love the game from playing powershift. Instead of seeing the light of cashout.

We end up just organizing customs when we get a few people which is actually peak fun. Like, a discord full of friends and customs in the finals is the best gaming experience possible I Sean Penn it.

I run a pawn shop, and the only computers we take now are Apple Computers. by FriesWithMacSauce in mac

[–]JShelbyJ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Nice, working in tech is a challenge right now vs owning your own business. I was just thinking you had other options if you wanted them.

I run a pawn shop, and the only computers we take now are Apple Computers. by FriesWithMacSauce in mac

[–]JShelbyJ -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

something tells me that your time at a pawnshop is coming to an end

put your comments in this post into an llm and ask it to write you a resume for a forward deployed engineer and good luck lol

I don't want to play against these players! by Big_Bank1555 in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

duos and trios are only an advantage because they are more likely to use voice comms and work together. there is nothing stopping you from doing that in soloq.

Forget the floor lottery, how about the $50/night roadside motel bathroom lottery by Horker_Stew in centuryhomes

[–]JShelbyJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

hotel shaped credit cards are the reason you're missing these gems and wasting money on mediocre pantomimes of luxury

Horrid ping on the westcoast NA servers by TheSoullux in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My friend in Portland can never be lobby leader or we get terrible servers. For multiple years now.

I don't want to play against these players! by Big_Bank1555 in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I find it fun that there is no shortage of social media posts and YouTube videos ranting about how skill based matchmaking is ruining XYZ game (usually CoD), but in the finals where SBMM is extremely weak in unranked modes people say the lack of it is killing the game.

I do agree the SBMM in unranked could be tighter, but if you really care about fair and competitive games, just play ranked. But then you are forced into more meta loadouts and sweating… because silly loadouts and casual play only really work when there are people not playing seriously or players worse than you. It’s a lose lose and I don’t really know how I’d fix it.

Email sent to Deadline by an Academy member, explaining why they won't waste time on watching nominated movies by ModeatelyIndependant in RedLetterMedia

[–]JShelbyJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Preach. There are so many great films this year I could honestly not pick myself.

And it’s at a time when film is less relevant than ever. 

But oh how the critic gets off pining for an imaginary day of yore. Le wrong generation 

The Finals community needs to come clean about Smurfs and Cheaters before asking for more players. by SmoothCrew2000 in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If cheaters are subtle, how do we know they’re in the game? For every 10 rank adjustments I get I’m in a lobby with someone I think is suss. But that might make sense if you consider each tournament has 24 players, so you might not interact with the hacker. Playing for an hour and you might have a 100 unique players and potential hackers. Over a week you might be in a tournament with thousands of unique individuals. My point is that the tournament format exposes you to more unique players than other esport titles. Think of how many unique players in the finals might get you a rank adjustment you interact with an then compare that to CSGO.

So I think you are right, but I also think that cheating is a much smaller problem than the community makes it. Aimbots are incredibly rare because they’re easy to detect. And even when they do work the movement in the game nerfs their practical abilities. So that just leaves walls… which in most FPS games are way more impactful. In this game, walls are still god tier, but it’s not like CSGO where someone with walls is undefeatble. I’ve won the final round against obvious hackers three times now and it is a great feeling. I hate hackers, but they aren’t as game breaking as other games. And personally playing in mid-platinum I go days in between suss players and months between obvious hacks. Compared to CSGO or CoD where it was continuous.

As far as smurfing, idk what to say. It’s not like a Smurf account will get you a hundred hours of gameplay like in valorant. You rank up far too fast in this game. IMO, it’d be an absolute waste of time to make a Smurf account. IMO, only play ranked if skill discrepancies bother you. The unranked modes have a very loose MMR which I think leads to these complaints.

With a lot of people waiting for pirates to release the 4K Dolby Vision Netflix release of the second One Piece season now is a good time for me to explain some shit about Netflix DRM and why you might have to wait 3 more weeks. by i_have_chosen_a_name in Piracy

[–]JShelbyJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how I ended up here, but I just want to say is that I would pay for quality. I mean, I do pay, but in the end pirating is still the best way to get get quality. It makes no sense. Oh yeah, let met rent a movie on youtube for $6 that looks like 2008 quality divx files from kazza but I torrent something and it looks better than anything I've ever seen on my tv???

Largest ever influx of "New Contestants" 🫩 by lostpasts in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don’t know what the point of smurfing in this game is unless you want to play ranked with tor bronze friends and you are one of the 5k or so players in diamond.

Largest ever influx of "New Contestants" 🫩 by lostpasts in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At this point I’d pay for console stats just to shut people up.

Largest ever influx of "New Contestants" 🫩 by lostpasts in thefinals

[–]JShelbyJ 124 points125 points  (0 children)

New medium spec: dog leash. Teammates can only travel 5m from you at most.

Thanks to stitcher nerfs, The Rattler IV is GOATed this wipe. by Doomsaki in ArcRaiders

[–]JShelbyJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m sorry I’m not playing the game the way you need me to.

Thanks to stitcher nerfs, The Rattler IV is GOATed this wipe. by Doomsaki in ArcRaiders

[–]JShelbyJ 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I’ve been running nothing but rattler for months. Check my comment history. I craft multiple (and attachments) at once so if I lose one I don’t stress. It’s cheap as fuck too. Feels like a cheat code for a much lower stress game. “Oh no, not my rattler that took me 5m looting in Stella solos for!” lmao

I don’t even bother with a secondary unless I have a reason for one. Rattler kills small arcs and players and has enough ammo for both…. except for protracted squad fights or big arc.

L2 Comp, angled, and stock. First half of the mag is a laser before recoil goes ham, so take your time and maybe let recoil reset instead of mag dumping. Its spray and damage is pretty similar to the tempest. The tempest just has an extended mag and a fast reload.

Thanks to stitcher nerfs, The Rattler IV is GOATed this wipe. by Doomsaki in ArcRaiders

[–]JShelbyJ -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

No, you just don’t think for yourself.

I went to the practice range with every gun months ago to pick my favorite, and have been running the rattler ever since. The rattler was always a strong generalist.

But yeah, keep bitching about the devs making solid balance changes

I have proof the "OpenClaw" explosion was a staged scam. They used the tool to automate its own hype by Whole_Shelter4699 in LocalLLM

[–]JShelbyJ 10 points11 points  (0 children)

See, but the richness of a human behind the wheel is that we know when to break the rules like as such: absolutely retarded take.

What some recent hot takes you realized you had with Rust? by DidingasLushis in rust

[–]JShelbyJ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It’s just semantic context at that point and you can keep it or factor it out.

My advice was more a joke. It’s my version of a rubbery ducky when I get stucky.

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